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White House stands by ‘cheap fakes’ defense following Biden debate

The White House is defending its forceful denunciation of “cheap fakes” following a halting debate performance last week in which President Joe Biden at times struggled to keep his train of thought. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced questions Tuesday about whether the decision to dispel videos allegedly showing Biden’s mental decline as misinformation, part of […]

Trump campaign demands apology from Biden after ‘ridiculous’ cheap fake narrative

The Trump campaign is demanding an apology from the White House and the Biden campaign for dismissing videos of President Biden’s public gaffes and missteps as “cheap fakes” and “misinformation” spread by conservatives. After repeated reports of Biden appearing to stand still in public, being escorted offstage by family and associates, and appearing confused in […]

‘Cheap Fake’ Term Coined by Fired Harvard ‘Misinformation Expert’

The term “cheapfake” was coined in 2019 by Joan Donovan, a “misinformation expert” fired by Harvard University. So-called “Bureaucratic reasons” The White House began using the term last week to circulate a video of President Joe Biden malfunctioning in public, and the Biden campaign has reportedly set up a special task force to reduce the […]

Trump Campaign Mocks ‘Cheap Fakes’ with Meme Gone Viral 

The Trump campaign on Wednesday took it upon itself to adopt the term “cheap fake” from the White House as a way of publicly defining President Joe Biden’s dysfunction. This isn’t the first time the Trump campaign has used White House public relations jargon to its advantage. The so-called “Bidenomics” that the White House coined […]